Robin's been her coach for what - two weeks. There is very little a coach can do to help a skater in two weeks. Whatever Elene did today she had in her regardless of who put her on the ice.

I don't know, Ant. I doubt Robin Wagner could have done much in two weeks to change/improve Elene's skating, but she could have helped her quite a bit with mental preparation, which Elene clearly needed after that SP mess in Helsinki. What the long-term effects of Wagner's coaching will be remains to be seen, I guess.

ETA: Ashley Wagner, 57.50, into second place. Looks like Gedevanishvili will win the SP.

Well she had to do the Lutz, it was required... And I doubt she was able to fix her relentless flutz between Nationals and now.

Originally Posted by oleada

She did a 3F+2T and a 3(f)lutz.

Thanks! I hope she's able to do the 3F+3T in the Long. It would really boost her confidence to land it in competition at least *once* this season. If she stays in second place behind Elene, she's in an excellent position to take the title.

Clean skate from Katrina Hacker. 3S+2T, 2Lz, 2A. Nice presentation if a bit boring to my taste. Should score well, but the low technical content will keep her at a distance from Wagner, Gedevanishvili, etc. I'm guessing 4th ahead of Reitmayerova.

ETA - sorry, it was 3T+2T.

I'm surprised Hacker got over 50 with that jump content. Her TES was lower than at least 8 other skaters, and IMO she doesn't have the best presentation. But hey, it would be nice for her to end her skating career on a high note, so I hope she does well tomorrow.

Yep, into 4th. Looks like she's sworn off the 3Lutz completely. Ah well, I still hope she captures the bronze medal. But looks like Elene and Alena want to grab podium spots. But Ashley will be on top! I hope... And what can we expect of Caroline? Is the podium now completely out of reach for her?